Mushroom Risotto

Aside from all of the health benefits mentioned in my previous post, eating mushroom risotto is a great way to lose weight or maintain a healthy figure. There are primary reasons for this, the first thing is that this dish does not contain at meat in it. A lot of meats have high fat contents because it came from animals that have fats in them, which is essential to their survival. Since mushrooms, which can also be considered as a vegetable, contains very little fat content, the person will not take in any excess fats that they do not need to ingests. In one serving, the average fat content in one serving in a mushroom risotto dish has about seven grams of fat.

The average lunch or dinner in North America contains around twenty grams of fat and this is not a meal at a fast food restaurant like Mcdonalds or Wendys but an average homemade meal with meats etc. If you were to eat at a fast food restaurant the amount of fat you are ingesting will probably double, if not triple that of the home cooked meal. The recommended daily fat intake per day is sixty five grams of healthy fats, but if you eat greasy foods you will easily surpass your daily intake and your body will continue storing fat. It will not matter how much or frequently you exercise if you ingest more fat than you can burn off. The first and foremost thing is to change up your diet and that is where the mushroom risotto dish comes in. The mushroom risotto dish only has seven grams of fat, with around four hundred calories but it is very filling. I am not a big fan of math but if the average person consumes two thousand calories and sixty five grams of fat, then seven grams of fat with four hundred grams of calories for one meal does not sound that bad at all.

I think mushroom risotto dish is perfect for either pre or post workout, after a workout your body has just burned a lot of calories and fat and you will get extremely hungry because your body needs to replenish itself. Some people reported weight gain while working out, this is actually a true fact, if your workout and then immediately satisfy your hunger with fastfood, burgers and fries; even though you burnt off calories and fat, you just replaced it with more fat and calories, which equals weight gain. The exact opposite to binge eating after workout is starving yourself after an intense workout, what this does is your body will go into starvation mode and will store as much fat as it can, so that will not help your cause at all. The reason why I recommended the mushroom risotto dish post-workout is because it has all of your body needs to rebuild at a low caloric count. If you are actively trying to lose weight that the mushroom risotto dish is definitely the way to go

This is a brand new mix up to all of the previous mushroom risotto recipes from before, I decided to try out the mushroom risotto barley recipe for myself to see how it tastes relative to the other recipes. I really did not know what to expect because it was something entirely different and I did not know how adding the barley would affect the overall taste, but it was a experiment I was dying to try out. After the cooked dish was placed from the pot to my bowl it definitely looked somewhat unappealing(it was the barley), but as the old saying goes “you can’t judge a book but its cover”. I took a step into the unknown, got my spoon in there and took a huge bite. To my surprise, it not only surprised my expectations but the barley actually blended really well with the mushrooms. The barley gave this dish an earthiness to the dish, the barley remained a bit firm, giving a slight resistance as you chew, while the mushrooms are silky and smooth, which is a great combination. I know you guys want to try this one for yourselves so without further ado…….

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 cup chopped onion

• 8 ounces cleaned and sliced crimini mushrooms

• 1/2 cup dried shitake mushrooms, rehydrated and chopped

• 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

• 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 cup pearl barley

• 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth

• 1 tbsp butter

• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded

Method

1. Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Saute’ onion until starting to brown, about 5 minutes.

2. Add all mushrooms and saute’ until golden brown, about 10 minutes, adding 1 to 3 tbsp water if they start to stick.

3. Stir in herbs and garlic, then add barley and stir for 1 minute. Add 4 cups of the broth and bring to a boil.

4. Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed. Remove lid and add more broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until each addition is absorbed, until barley is tender but still slightly firm. You may not use all of the broth, but you will use most of it. This whole process, from the time you add the first broth, should take 35-40 minutes.

5. Remove pan from heat and add butter and cheese, stirring until incorporated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

*Serves 4

I was enjoying one of my favorite Mushroom Risotto dishes the previous day, which was the gourmet mushroom risotto dish, and came to the conclusion that this is perhaps one of my favorite dishes of all time. Personally I love the Mushroom Risotto dish for many reasons and others would differently think the same. With all the mushroom risotto I have been consuming recently I had to figure out what I was putting into my body, so I decided to do some research at my local library. These are most of the nutritional information I found on this delicious dish. First of all, Mushroom Risotto is a very healthy dish, that give you all of your daily body needs such as, protein, fibre, vitamins and more.

These are all essential to our diet, not only does it provide a sufficient amount of protein, which helps body growth and development, the fibres and vitamins help your bowel movements as well. Some might argue this but the protein in this dish is a lot healthier than protein which we get from meat or animals because this is vegetable protein not meat protein. The difference is that our body was almost never meant to eat meat, we might be refereed to as omnivores but we are a lot closer to the herbivores type of diet. So when we obtain protein from the mushrooms it is a lot healthier and easily digestible to make absorbed nutritionists a lot easier for your body. I also found that depending on what kind of mushroom and how the mushroom risotto is cooked can determine the different vitamins and minerals it contains, all of which is very nutritious.

For example, Chinese black mushrooms are loaded with protein as well as containing vitamins B2 and vitamins B12. This is unique to its kinds as well as other mushrooms which provide you with their own unique vitamins and minerals. Also, a typical serving of the mushroom risotto dish provides all of your daily needs for healthy fats, carbohydrates, iron and calcium. Overall, I think the Mushroom Risotto dish is especially good for kids and teenagers because it helps them with their body development, and as advertised calcium is good for the bones, so this is especially true for growing individuals. This dish can also be very helpful for elderly people, the dish packs extra fibre and calcium which will help their bowel movements and the extra calcium can definitely help with their bones, because elderly people lose bone density as they grow older. If you are a adult eating this dish it is also a good thing, it definitely promotes a healthier lifestyle. This dish is delicious, nutritious, healthy, what is there not to love?

 This is one of my favourite mushroom risotto dishes or variations, it not only adds finesse and elegance to this simple ingredient but the gourmet mushroom risotto can be made without that much effort and hard instruction. I have made this dish many times for several occasions from family visits, to an intimate dinner, this dish has not failed to “wow” my audience yet. The white wine gives the dish a more define taste and it really heightens the tastes in my opinion. The thing I find that goes well with this particular dish is white wine. There is one side note that I feel like I should add do not use dried gourmet mix mushrooms, I tried this and they stayed chewy, despite having followed the directions to reconstitute exactly and then sautéing them. I do not think I will be using them again.

Ingredients:
6 cups chicken broth
3 tbsp olive oil, divided
1 pound portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 pound white mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 shallots, diced
1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
1/2 cup dry white wine
sea salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
3 tbsp finely chopped chives
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, warm the broth over low heat.

2. Warm 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the mushrooms, and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Remove mushrooms and their liquid, and set aside.

3. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet, and stir in the shallots. Cook 1 minute. Add rice, stirring to coat with oil, about 2 minutes. When the rice has taken on a pale, golden color, pour in wine, stirring constantly until the wine is fully absorbed. Add 1/2 cup broth to the rice, and stir until the broth is absorbed. Continue adding broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring continuously, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente, about 15 to 20 minutes.

4. Remove from heat, and stir in mushrooms with their liquid, butter, chives, and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

* 6 servings.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 to 2 liters hot chicken stock (in this case, I used mushroom stock for a vegetarian version)

• a handful of dried porcini mushrooms
• olive oil
• 2 small onions, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 sticks of celery, trimmed and finely chopped
• 400 grams risotto rice
• 150 milliliters vermouth/white wine (I used Muscat)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 25 grams butter
• 2 nice handfuls of freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
• zest of 1 lemon
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

4 large handfuls of wild mushrooms (shiitake/girolle/chestnut/oyster works well, I used chanterelles), cleaned and if necessary, sliced

• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 30 grams butter, cut into small pieces
• juice of 1 lemon (from the zested lemon for the risotto)
• a few sprigs of fresh chervil, tarragon or parsley, leaves picked and chopped

Pre-heat oven to 450°F using a wire rack positiioned in the center. Bring stock to the boil in a saucepan. Meanwhile, toss the wild mushrooms with garlic, oil, salt and several grinds of pepper inside a 1 1/2- to 2-quart shallow baking dish. Top with butter and place aside. Once stock comes to a boil, put the porcini mushrooms in the heatproof bowl and pour in exactly enough hot stock to cover.
Leave for a few minutes until they have softened. Remove and place aside, reserving the soaking liquid. (I find it unnecessary to slice the porcini because I like bigger bites of mushrooms to make the rice taste better.) Keep the rest of the stock on a very low simmer.

Inside a large pan, heat a glug of olive oil and put the onion and celery. Carefully fry without browning them, on low heat, for about 10 minutes. Turn the temperature up and add the rice. Give it a stir with a wooden spoon. Include the vermouth/wine of your choice and keep stirring till the liquid has cooked in to the rice. Pour in the porcini soaking liquid into the pan. Add the porcini, a good pinch of salt along with the first ladle of hot stock.

Turn the temperature down to a simmer and continue adding ladlefuls of hot stock, stirring and gently massaging the starch out from the rice, allowing each ladleful to be absorbed before adding the next.
About Ten minutes into this (after the 2 rounds of stock), put the prepared wild mushrooms in the oven and roast till tender, golden and bubbly garlic sauce forms below, this will take about 15 to 20 minutes. While the mushrooms are roasting, continue adding stock up until the rice is soft but with just a slight bite. This will take about another Twenty minutes, just about the time the roasted mushrooms are completed.

Take the risotto out of the heat and look the seasoning carefully. Stir in the butter and a little bit of cheese. The risotto must be creamy and oozy in texture, so add a little more stock or cheese depending on its consistency at this point. Put a lid on the pan and leave the rice to relax for around 3 minutes. During this time, remove the roasted mushrooms from your oven and stir in lemon juice and mixture of herbs.

Hand out the rested risotto into serving plates. Crack over some black pepper, top each plate which includes of the dressed roasted mushrooms, add a drizzle of additional virgin olive oil and if desired, a bit more freshly grated Parmesan. Serve immediately.

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